Paper-board box.



G. L. MORRISON.

PAPER BOARD BOX.

APPLIoAfrIoN-HLBD rms.1,191a.

'Patented Mar. 17, 1,914.

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2 is a perspective view of the ing drawings,

To THR MORRISON Box or OHIO.

MICHIGAN, ASSIGNQR OHIO, A CORPORATION GEORGE I.. MORRIsON, on HUDSON,

COMPANY, or TOLEDO,

PAPER-BOARD BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 17, 19142. Application ined February 1, 191s,

Serial N O. 745,607.

height of the box desired, to form the sides 1, l and the front 2 of thebottom section. The front corners 3 of the body section A are separatedfrom the ends of the front 2 by slits 4, and form extensions of therespective sides l. The rear ends of the sides the followino' to be afull, clear, l of the body sections are also provided and exactdescription O- the invention, such with tongue extensions 5, whichextend subas will enable others skilled in the art to stantiallyhalf-way across the width of the which it appertains to make and use theconnecting strip C and are separated theresame, reference being had tothe accompanyfrom by slits 6, which slits are in longitudiand to thecharacters of refnal register withthe Side scorings a and Z). erencemarked thereon, which form a part The cover section B is providedadjacent of this specification. to its side 4and front edges in parallelrela- This invention relates to single-piece cOltion thereto withseorings o and b', respeclapsible paper-board boxes, and has for itstively, which are preferably spaced from object to improve upon theconstruction of the respective edges a distance equal to the boxes ofthis character whereby to quite height of the box desired and form thesides securely intereiigage the sides of the bottom 7, 7 and the front8. The front corners of are provided with tongues 9,

and cover sections of the `box at the rear this section which forniextensions of the front side 8,

corners thereof when in closed set-up form to strengthen the box at suchpoints and to being liingedly attached tliereto'alongl extenresist anopening of the sections, thus ensions of the scorings l), and beingsepahancing the practicability and commercial rated from the sides 7,'l' by slits l0. The inner or rear end of each side 7 is provided withal tongue .or extension ll, which provalue of boxes of this nature.

The invention is fully described in the jects toward the adjacent tongue5 of the body section A and is separated from the followingspecilication, and While, in its broader aspect, it is capableofembodiment end of Jr'lie part C by a. space l2. The tongues ll areO-fless width than the sides Topall whom t may concern.'

Be it vknown that I, GEORGE L. MORRISON, a. citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Hudson, in the county of Lenawee and State ofMichigan, have invented a certain new and useful Paper-Board Box; and Ido declare in numerous forms, a preferred embodiment thereof isillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,` l

Figure l is a View of the box blank, Fig. box in folded form with thesections thereof in partly open position. Fig.4 3 is a rear perspectiveview of the box with the rear end of one side. oi. the cover partlysprung outward from its interengaged position with the adjacent cornerportion of the box. Fig. 4t is a front perspective view of the box inclosed position with a part broken away, and Fig. 5 is a plan view ofthe box collapsed in condition for storage or shipment.

The blank from which the box embodying the invention is formed,comprises the at l2, for the purpose hereinafter described.

To form the blank into a box, the sides l and front 2 of the section andthe sides 7 and front S of the section B are turned up at right anglesto the respective sections along the respective scorings Aor fold linesn, a. and Z), 7/ and secured in such position by the lapping` of thetongues 3 either in front or rear of the front 2 of the body section andbythe lapping of the tongues 9 preferably at the outer side of theadjacent sides 7, 7 of the cover section and securing the' tongues toparts which they respectively lap by staples 13, bottom or body sectionA and the top or or in any other suitable manner. The cover section B, hare hinged at their tongues 5 at the reai` ends of the sides 1. ladjacent edges to a back or center connectof the body section are foldedinwardly ing strip C along the lines c, c. The body against the innerside of the respective ends section A is scored adjacent to its side andof the rear wall or connecting part C of front edges by lines a and a,respectively, the sections to coperate therewith to form each of whichis parallel to the adjacent an outwardly opening pocket 14 at each rearedge and a distance therefrom equal to the corner of the box, into whichthe fiaps or 7 due to the cutting away of the blank, as

adjacent ends of the j tongues 11 of the cover sections are ini tendedto be inserted when the cover section is closed down over the bottomsection, as indicated in Figs. 3 and 4. The tongues -.are secured to therear wall C by staples 15, which are disposed adjacent to the top edgeof such wall in register with the cutaway portions 12 of the tongues 11,whereby the tongues may be inserted into the pockets 14. over thestaples, as indicated. To insert the tongues 11 into the rea-r cornerpockets 14 of the box, -it is necessary'to spring the 'rear ends of thecover sides 7 outwardly for such purpose, as indicated in Fig. 3.

It is found in practice that the provision of the tongue-and-socketfeature at the rear corners of the box materially strengthens suchcorners against collapsing stresses, and tends to resist a relativeopening of the bottom and cover sections so that it is not necessaryordinarily to wrap a securing string around the box to retain thesections inI closed relation. The insertion of the tongues 11 into thepockets 14 also serves to retain the rear ends of the cover sides incontact with the sides of the bottom section.

In order to render the box collapsible in its folded or set-up state,the sides 1 of the body section are diagonally scored on their innersides, as at 16, to permit an inward collapsing of the front and rearsides of the bottom section thereover, while the cover sectionpreferably has its front side 8 diagonally scored, as at 17, to permitan outward collapsing of such side and an inward folding of the sides 7,7 against the'major portion of the cover section, as indicated in Fig;5. The cover section is then folded over the bottom section along theupper score line c to place the box in compact form for storing orshipping.

I wish it understood that my invention is not limited to any specificconstruction, arrangementy or manner Of folding of the parts of the boxembodying the invention except in so far as such limitations are speciedin the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Ijatent, is,-

'1. A box having hingedly connected bottom and cover sections eachprovided with threel sides and a common fourth side, the bottom sectionbeing provided at its rear corners with pockets and the Vcover sectionbeing provided at its rear' corners with y tongues adapted to t intosaid pockets when the sections are in closed relation, substantially asdescribed. Y

2. A box having a common rear wall and bottom and cover sectionshingedly connected thereto with the Opposite side walls of the bottomsection provided at their rearends with tongues which lap and aresecured to the inner side of the common rear'wall of the sections andcoperate therewith to form outwardly opening rear corner pockets, andwith the sides of the cover section provided at their rear ends withrearwardly projecting tongues adapted to be inserted into said pocketsat an angle to the box sides when the box sections are in closedrelation.

3. A single-piece paper-board box having hingedly connected bottom andcover sections each provided with a front and opposite side walls andwith a common rear l wall, with the bottom section provided at its rearcorners with pockets which open out- Wardly in the plane of 'the rearwall and with the rear ends of the cover section side walls providedwith tongues adapted to be turned at right angles to .said side wallsand to project into the registering corner pockets tions are in closedrelation. l

4. A single-piece box blank having bottom and cover sections eachprovided with scorings adjacent to its outer edges to form adjacent toits outer *corner to provide tongue extensions from the ends of certainof said walls for lapping and securing to the end portions of the otherwalls when the blank is folded to form a box, a center section hingedlyconnected to each of the adjacent edges of the bottom and cover sectionsand adapted to form a common rear wall therefor, the inner or rear endsof the side walls of the respective sections each having a tongueprojecting therefrom transversely of said center section and separatedtherefrom, with the tongues of the cover section of less depth andseparated a greater extent from the center section than the tongues ofthe bottom section, substantially as and or the purpose described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name to this specicationin the presence of two subscribing witnesses. y

c. w. OWEN, l E. E. THOMAS.

front and sidewalls and each being slitted.

of the bottom section when the two sec- A

